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Dame Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers – On the Cliffs of Cornwall - Extract (Prelude to Act 2) (Prom 24)
In the centenary year of British women gaining the right to vote, Ethel Smyth’s evocative Act 2 Prelude from The Wreckers celebrates a key British composer who, as a suffragette, spent two months in Holloway Prison. With the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Otto Tausk.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Otto Tausk |
| Orchestra | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
| Composer | Ethel Smyth |
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